For Your Information 2 Reading and Vocabulary

The new edition of For Your Information 2,by Karen Blanchard and Christine Root, helps high-beginning students become engaged, thoughtful, and confident readers of English. Each thematic unit features high-interest readings and an assortment of activities to increase students'vocabulary base and build reading skills. Features of For Your Information 2,Second Edition: New and updated reading selections motivate students to explore different aspects of each topic and develop a range of critical thinking skills. Expanded reading comprehension and skill-building exercises help prepare students for academic competency and standardized testing A variety of new vocabulary-building skills and word-attack activities increase students'vocabulary. A companion DVD of ABC News excerpts, with accompanying activities, expands on the themes. To order the Audio CDs, click on the Resources link on the left side of this page.

Karen Blanchard has an M.S.Ed in English Education from the University of Pennsylvania, and Christine Root has an M.Ed in English Education from the University of Massachusetts. Both authors have more than twenty-five years of experience working with English language learners at the university level. Karen has also taught at the American Language Academy at Beaver College, in addition to tutoring students at many levels. Christine has taught in the Harvard ESL program and is a founder, coordinator, and guide in the ESOL tour program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Karen and Christine continue to enjoy working together to create English language textbooks for students around the world.

Karen and Chistine first met when they were teaching at the University of Pennylvania. It wan't long before they began working on their first book, Ready to Write. They have continued their successful collaboration, producing more than seventeen popular reading and writing textbooks.

Tune in to Technology
New Robots on Display
Online Shopping is Big Business

Vocabulary Self-Test
Travel Talk
Sailing Around the World
A Suitcase Story
Flying High but Feeling Low Tie It All Together
Vocabulary Self-Test
Animals in Our Lives
Can Animals Think?
Crazy About Cats, or Just Crazy?
Call the Medicine Man Tie It All Together
Vocabulary Self-Test
Setting Goals and Facing Challenges
People with Disabilities Find Challenge on Ski Slopes
Breaking Records
Sounds of Bali Tie It All Together
Vocabulary Self-Test
Brain Power
Do You Know Your Right Brain from Your Left Brain?
The Worlds Most Famous Scientist
How Good Is Your Memory? Tie It All Together
Vocabulary Self-Test
Companies that Care
The Body Shop: A Success Story
The Scoop on Ben & Jerrys
A New Use for Old Bottles Tie It All Together
Vocabulary Self-Test
Food for Thought
Space Muffin Wins Contest
Chocolate: A Taste of History
Do TV Commercials Affect Eating Habits? Tie It All Together
Vocabulary Self-Test
Hows the Weather?
Are You SAD?
Tornado Chaser
Climate and Weather Tie It All Together
Vocabulary Self-Test Vocabulary Self-Tests
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Glossary
Map of the United States
Map of the World Readers
Journal
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For Your Information 2 Reading and Vocabulary Skills

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